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2007-2008
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Brian McGaulley
President
Gannett Fleming, PBS
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Charles D. Bissell
Vice President / President Elect
610-212-8030
Anthony J. Sandone, P.E.
Alternate Delegate/ Past President
Schering-Plough Corp
908-740-6315
Mark A. Best
Delegate/Past President
& Section Treasurer
Gannett Fleming, PBS
856-802-9930
Jim Talbot
Secretary
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COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Robert H. Swan Sr.
Past President & Historian
Advanced Controls Engineering
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Brian McGaulley/
Anthony Sandone Programs
Samuel M. Herb, P.E.
Website & Newsletter Editor
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Brian McGaulley
Webmaster
Ray Peacock
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Jeffrey Miller
Education Program
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Jim Talbot
Membership
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Edward M. Lempa
Arrangements
215-637-5534
John (Jack) N. McGrath, P.E.
Scholarship Award
Student Sections
Student Bowl Liaison
215-236-4224
Charles D. Bissell
Engineers Week / Awards
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MAY
2001 SECTION MEETING
Process Control System Validation: A Life
Cycle Methodology was the topic for this ISA meeting. A presentation was given
covering the following critical insights:
·How to Apply the GAMP (Good Automated Manufacturing Practices) and the Federal
Register # 21 CFR Part 11 on Electronic Records and Signatures to perform and
document the validation tasks for process control systems.
·How to Develop Validation Master Plan (VMP), and qualification protocols (IQ,
OQ & PQ) for any Process Control System (PLC/HMI, DCS and SCADA).
·How to apply the life cycle approach to perform Process Control System
Validation.
·How to use a new and field proven methodology for control software
specification and validation.
·How to benefit from an early start of the validation tasks.
Our guest speaker was Alex Habib, P.E. Alex is
a Principal Engineer and Quality officer Invensys Process Systems (Walsh
Automation) in Princeton, New Jersey.
Alex has over 17 years experience in automating and validating process control
systems for Pharmaceutical facilities such as: Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Rhone-Poulenc,
Hoffmann La Roche, Pfizer, Merck, and Genetic Institute.
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APRIL
2001 ANNUAL FIELD TRIP
The ISA Philadelphia Section's annual tour
took place at the control center of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. PJM operates the
world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity market. It is the largest
centrally dispatched control area in North America. The PJM Control Center
serves a higher peak load than any other control area in North America. PJM
generating facilities are diverse, including coal, oil and gas-fired units,
nuclear plants, and hydroelectric facilities.
PJM’s objectives are to ensure reliability of the bulk power transmission
system, and to facilitate an open, competitive wholesale electric market.
Established in 1927, PJM today handles almost 8% of the country’s electric
power, with a pooled generating capacity of over 56,000 megawatts.
For more information about PJM
go to PJM.COM
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MARCH
2001 SECTION MEETING
A Panel of three experts discussed the latest
technology of smart valves; impact on FIELDBUS. "A smart valve, as defined
for the presentation, was a valve with a smart positioner having control
capability, integrated seamlessly with various process pressure and temperature
sensors installed within the valve body."
This meeting was an excellent opportunity to hear first hand what three valve
manufacturers are doing with this latest technology, and their different
approaches.
Smart valves were also displayed at this meeting.
We had three guest speakers:
Leo Hughes – Control Loop Specialist for Dresser Valve Division, Masoneilan
Operations
B.S. Degree in Petroleum Natural Gas Engineering from Pennsylvania State
University with twelve years experience in the Process Control Industry; past
nine years devoted exclusively to the application of digital valve products and
intelligent instrumentation in the field.
Martin Sarginson – Product Marketing Manager for Metso Automation Systems
Division / Neles Automation
Twelve years experience in the Process Control Industry; is currently
responsible for the launch of Fieldbrowser and Valveguard Systems.
Gordon Sanderson – Digital Products Manager for Flowserve / Valtek
B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University with
thirteen years experience in the Process Control Industry.
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FEBRUARY
2001 SECTION MEETING
If you missed February's meeteing, our lecture
topic discussed Vision Systems For the Smart Factory:
This lecture was a general introduction to industrial vision systems – What
are they? – Where are they applied? – How do they differ? – The discussion
addressed the types of algorithms used, lighting techniques / requirements, and
specific benefits of vision systems in manufacturing processes. There were
demonstrations of the Acuity Visionscape I-PAK and DVT Smart Sensor vision
products along with a Question & Answer time.
Our guest speaker Robert Conrad gave an excellant presentation. Robert has been
in the Industrial Automation Industry selling Machine Vision Systems for over
eight years. During that time, he worked for a machine vision OEM/manufacturer,
and now is with Saddle Brook Controls, the largest distributor of machine vision
products in the Northeast. Robert’s job involves evaluating vision
applications, selecting appropriate vision system components, and coordinating
the correct support services for his customers. Some of the industries served
include Pharmaceutical, Consumer Products, Semi-conductor, Electronics, Food
& Beverage, as well as others. Saddle Brook Controls is a full service
distributor, providing a complete line of factory automation products and
support services to the eastern coast of United States
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JANUARY
2001 SECTION MEETING
If you missed January's meeting, our lecture
covered principles of measuring pressure by:
·Mechanical means, including Bourdon tubes, diaphragms, and bellows.
·Liquid column methods, such as U-tubes and barometers.
·Electronic methods including strain gauges and capacitance instruments.
Our guest speaker was David Gardellin.
David began his professional career at Robertshaw Controls where he developed
clear explanations to help others understand and operate instruments for
measuring and controlling pressure, flow, and temperature. After doing similar
activities at American Electronics Laboratories for their emerging CATV
business, he went on to Fybroc Pump Co to supervise their test lab for
maintenance, calibration and tracability to National Bureau of Standards (now
NIST) for measuring instruments related to flow, pressure, torque, electric
power, and speed. In 1975, he went to Robbins & Meyers as an Engineering
Manager. During his stay, he got his BSME from Drexel University the following
decade.
In 1995, he founded Onyx Valve Co. of Cinnamison, NJ, where he continues as
President and CEO. Onyx manufactures pinch valves, pressure isolators,
positioners, and controls for slurries and hard-to-handle fluids.
The lecture addressed how pressure
measurement tied into other measured variables such as calibrating temperature
measuring elements or level. We discussed in a qualitive way factors which
influence the accuracy of pressure measurement and methods to eliminate or
account for such errors.
The lecture included mechanical and electronic methods of generating analog
pressure signals. We also briefly discussed methods of calibration for pressure
elements.
The lecture also discussed measuring pressure on difficult fluids such as
slurries, high temperature fluids and aggressive chemicals, and the compromises
and accuracy degradation introduced by isolation barriers.
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NOVEMBER
2000 SECTION MEETING
HYBRID
SYSTEMS: What Are They?
 Speaker
Sam Herb of Siemens Moore Process Automation has worked in many roles
within process control for over four decades, the last quarter century with
distributed systems. Developed 2 decade-old course & recent new book on
“Understanding Distributed Processor Systems for Control”
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Displayed operating systems from
ABB, Fisher-Rosemount, Honeywell, Siemens, and
RTP
OCTOBER
2000 SECTION MEETING
If you missed October's meeting, our topic was
Ion Mobility: A new process Monitoring Tool. Our guest speaker was Tad Bacon.
Tad Bacon is VP of Engineering for Molecular Analytics. He has 15 years of
experience in the area of Ion Mobility Spectroscopy and has worked extensively
in the development of applications and hardware for both the military and
commercial markets. He has published many papers on the subject, and holds 5
patents in the field.
Tad Bacon making his presentation
His presentation discussed a brief history of
the Ion Spectroscopy (IMS) technique, principle of operation, advantages and
disadvantages of the technique and modern hardware implementation. Successful
applications and field experiences were also discussed.
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